News from Barrow News-Journal - Topics from June, 2010

The Barrow County Superior Court recently sentenced the following people. Those charged and their sentences are listed below. Charges listed as nolle prosequi are those in which the prosecutor or plaintiff indicated they would not proceed with the case. In criminal cases, a disposition of nolle prosequi may be entered when evidence proves ...
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“Some twenty years ago, while living in Athens, together with several gentlemen of that area visited the site of is now the enterprising young city of Winder. The place was then known as 'Jug Tavern'. Back then the only houses there were the home of Dr. Wylie Bush and an old dilapidated stage house on the roadside. At that time there was no ...
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The Winder-Barrow Community Theatre will host three productions during the upcoming summer season. The season begins June 25 with “Hallelujah Girls.” This comedy about a group of feisty females in Eden Falls, Georgia, depicts events in an old church that has been turned into the SPA-DEE-DAH day spa. When an old ex-boyfriend shows up to help ...
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The following misdemeanor cases were heard in Barrow County Magistrate Court on May 25, 2010 with Judge June Davis presiding. Those charged and their sentences are as follows: • Bradley Edwin Rodemoyer, disorderly conduct: not guilty plea, case continued until June 15, 2010. • Ryan K. Swann, two counts of deposit account fraud: 12 months ...
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At first, I was skeptical of the iPhone. It’s a full touch screen with a virtual keyboard. For a compulsive texter like me, I thought the iPhone would be a waste of money. The touch screen would be too hard to get used to, the keys would be too small and typos would be constantly aggravating. But, I was wrong. I had my Samsung first ...
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A bi-polar man brutally attacked his wife last week and forced her to pray for the “almighty President Obama.” The victim said she was sleeping when she heard the doorbell ring. Before she could get out of bed, she heard a knock at her bedroom window. The woman looked out and saw her husband, John Stephen Zuro, 35, of 351 Kay Drive in ...
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On May 18, over 300 officers from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies met at Georgia State University to discuss the implementation and enforcement of the “Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.” The act, signed into law by President Obama on October 18, 2009, makes it a federal crime to willfully ...
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Statham Police are investigating several recent burglaries. On May 20, a residence on Hayes Lake Road was burglarized. Police are also investigating a May 19 burglary at an Atlanta Highway business. On May 27, an Eighth Street residence was burglarized. The homeowners reported an undetermined amount of coins missing. Electronics including ...
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Readers of the Barrow Journal now have a new option to read the full newspaper online. The new e-edition is in addition to the newspaper’s traditional website, BarrowJournal.com which highlights headline news. The new e-edition is the full newspaper online where readers can read individual stories and photos in a popup box. Access to the new ...
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Participants in this year’s Camp Oo-U-La will be the stars of a parade through downtown Winder on Wednesday, June 9. The campers, escorted by fire trucks and police cars, will travel though town in limousines loaned to the camp by the Georgia Limousine Association. “Last year there were a lot of citizens that flocked to the streets cheering ...
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